Aa RENEE CLELSSELEELELEMIRTGN PEP PPOEPPLIPE PED ; acne hd a heh me eK teeta e ewe eT OD EY Colonial Bevbaviwn. CLO GOCLOGIOGIOGIOGIOGIOG LOGOS REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1895, BY J. MEDLEY WOOD, A.L.S., Corresponding Member of the Pharmaceutical Soctety ‘of, Great Britain. CURATOR OF BOTANIC GARDENS, OU ans AUN, DURBAN: BENNETT & DAVIS, PRINTERS, 345, WEST STREET. 1896. my (g PRB YELP LALA GENE ELE ALE ILE Lo LORI APRA RELEASE RE OE 8.08 BB BAB OR -) CS sesesescesesesoee serererrreereeseoecth oy Colonial Heybavium. fee ee (Oy FOR THE - MH AR, 1895, BY J. MEDLEY WOOD, A.L.S., Corresponding Member of the Pharmaceutical Soctety of Great Britain. Gera ror OF BOTANIC GARDENS, 1 OR BA. WN, DURBAN: BENNETT & DAVIS, PRINTERS, 345, WEST STREET. 1896. COLORIAL H&RBARIUL REPORT FOR THE YEAR, 1895 CE During the year the specimens in the Herbarium have been increased from 15,069, as stated in my last report, to 17,070 of which 7,295 are South African, and 9,774 foreign; all these are mounted and placed in the cabinet. In addition to these, I have advices of two parcels on the way. con- taining about 500 specimens, which will be attended to on arrival. One of these parcels has a special value for us, the plants having been collected in Central Africa, by Mr. J. Buchanan, and are presented by him to the Herbarium. Two more cabinets have been purchased, making in all 26, and more will probably be required during next year. The Government grant having been increased from £40 to £100 per annum, I have been enabled to obtain the services of Miss Lauth as assistant, Miss Lauth gives half her time to the work, which was all that I could afford to pay for at present, though there is ample work to occupy all her time if funds would permit. Miss Lauth has been occupied in mounting the specimens, arranging them in their places in the cabinets, writing tickets, &c., &c., and is now engaged in marking off our specimens on ,the pages of ‘‘ Index Kewensis” which will occupy some time, but when completed will be of much use when sorting out specimens for mounting, not only in saving time, but also by lessening the risk of damage to the specimens. Miss Lauth commenced her work in July, and so far has given me every satisfaction. In addition to short collecting trips in the vicinity of Durban, I have collected plants in the following localities, Viz. -—Ladysmith, Van Reenen, (twice), Buffalo Valley and Charlestown, (twice), Brakwal, Wessels Nek, Colenso, Inchanga, (twice) and Newcastle, on each occasion securing numerous specimens for the herbarium, and for exchange 4 with other institutions, many of the plants being rare and some new to science; the duplicates, of whichI have a large number on hand, will be sorted oat and sent away to different correspondents for exchange as opportunities occur. I have sent away during the year specimens as under :— Royal Gardens, Kew con nat 96 ss He EB dinibourolignn a 136 ‘, Calcutta J: Ws 120 Imperial Gardens, Berlin fa, soe 112 is St. Petersbure i 105 Botanic Gardens, Melbourne ... ee 124 H yy) LISSISSIppi a: Axe 121 "3 Missouri... nets 218 British Museum. London i en lig United States Government Herbarium ... 107 Jardin des Plamtes, Paris ge ue 105 Geological Survey, Canada _.... ae 124 ae ‘Herbarium Boissier ... é nee 120% Cape Government Herbarium . we 65 J. Cosmo Melville, Esq., F.L. Sah Ane 84 W. V. Fitzgerald, Esq. ie eH 65 H. C. Flanagan, Esq. se ne 102 Bake Galpinyyesa. eee ie Ge 78 FeBolus isd aes: ee se 30 Re ochlechter ) Msq.uye uy nad Me 2024 And I have received specimens from the following :— Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta Ke ie 269 W. Trelease, Esq., Botanic Gardens, Missouri... 2230 Prof. Urban, Imperial Gardens, Berlin be 199 SW: Tracy, Esq., Botanic Gardens, Mississippi... st) P. Macowan, Esq., F.L.S., Govt. Herbarium, Capetown 154 Prof. Macoun, Canada 12 H. Bolus, Esq., F.L.S. , Capetown roe ie 106 W. V. Fitzgerald, Esq., Zeehan Be xa 58 R. Schiechter, Esq-; Berlin ie une Vd 75 United States Covernment Herbarium ... Gee OO He Galpin, Esq.) .F.2S)) Oueenstownne Ns all JC. Melville; Esq., F.U.S.,, Manchester”. a 218 4) It will be noticed that the number of specimens received exceeds by about 200 the number reported as having been added to the collection, which has also been increased by a large number collected by myself; this is explained by the fact, that most parcels contain specimens which are already in the Herbarium, and which are therefore kept for distribution, though so far I have not sent away any but indigenous Natal plants. I have also on hand one parcel of .specimens which are without names, the tickets attached bearing only the collectors number, locality and date of collection, and as they are natives of a district of South America of which place I have no Flora, I am unable at present to do anything with them, and they are, therefore, not added to the collection. The following publications have been received :— United States of America, Experiment Station Records, 13 parts from United States Government. The Russian Thistle in U.S. America U. States Govt. - California Fibre Investigations in America Agricultural Investigations at Rockhampton Flora of Sand Hills of Nebraska Report of Cape Govt. Herbarium ‘Pro. Macowan. Acta Herti Petropolitani Pro. Batalin. The Genus Acrolophia Re Sehilecter: Contributions to S. African Asclepidology S. African Orchids ) d) ‘s Asclepiads B, Amarantaceae Africaneae Dr He Schinz Geogenetische Beitrage Dr. Otto Kuntze African species of Eriosema E.G. Baker, BLES: Santa Barbata Exotic flora Dr. Fransceschi. Select Extra Tropical Plants Baron Mueller. Address to Bot. Section of B. Association Pr. W. T. Dyer. Catalogue Society of Botanical Exchanges Editor. Bulletin No. 34, Experiment Station Mississippi Director. Journal of Botany Dr. Britten. Conspectus Florez Africanee DrtheeSchinz: 6 Kenntuis der Afrikanisches Flora Dr. H. Schinz. Contributions to the Knowledge of South African Orchids and Asclepiads _ R. Schlechter. And the following have been purchased :— Botanical Magazine, Vol. 50. Icones Plantarum, Vol. 3, Fourth series. Gardeners’ Chronicle, Vol. Index Kewensis, Vol. 4. Erythea, Vol. 3. It will be seen by the annexed list that a large number of names have during the year been added to our list of Natal plants, some few of these are accidental omissions, but the greater part are plants collected by Mr. R. Schlechter, Mr. M. S. Evans and myself, together with many, chiefly Cyperacece and Graminez collected by differ- ent persons, the names of which | have obtained from the ““Conspectus Floreze ,Africaneze” of Durand and Sehinz, and some from the ‘“ Kew Bulletin.” The present list forms the second supplement to my already published ‘Preliminary Catalogue of Natal Plants,” the first being contained in my report for 1893, enumerating 44 species, while the present list includes 237, which for more con- venient reference I have arranged in alphabetical order. Additions to Preliminary Catalogue of Indigenous Natal Plants for 1895. Albuca humilis Baker Inliacece Alchemilla Madagascariensis O. Hoff Rosaceae se elongata H. & Z. i Alectra capensis Thb. Scrophularvaceae Alepidea longifolia KH. & Z. Umbelliferae Aloe Boylet Baker Inliaceae >» mnima ,, A Anagallis arvensis L. Primulacece EE CUE filtpendula Hochst Gramineae :, hirtus IL. Re 5 pilostssumus Hack 50 Angraecum sacciferum Tid]. Orchideae Anisotome pedunculata N. EH. B. Asclepiadeae Anthospermum humile N. E. B. Rubiaceae Aponogeton distachyum L. f. Navadaceae i Rehmanni Oliv ; Aristea paniculata Baker Asparagus Sprengler: Regel Astragalus Burkeanus Bth. Athrivia angustissima D. C. » pinifolia N. HK. B. Bobartia natalensis (Regel) Klatt Brownleea Galpini Bolus Brunsvigia falcata Ker Buchenrvedera lotononides 8S. KE. W. Buddleia pulchella N. K. B. Bulbinelia carnosa (Bak.) Nob Bulbostylis cinnamomea (Boeckl) C. B. Clarke r collina (Kth) ie Kirkii =i striatella Zeyheri (Boeckl) Callitriche Bolusii Sch & Pax Calpurnea sylvatica Hi. M. Carex Dregeana Kth » LHssenbeckiana Boeck] , eatensa Gooden 5 phacota Spr 4, spicato-paniculata Boeck] Chironia pusilla Oliv Cineraria lobata L’ Her Cladiwm jumaicense Crantz Commelina barbata Lam. var Gerrard: C. B. Clarke Conyza podocephala D. C. Oostularia natalensis C. B. Clarke Orassula curta N. H. B. 5 wmobraticola ,, Crotalaria striata D. C. Cucumis dissectifolius Naud Cynanchum obtusifolium L. f , ._ schistoglossum Schltr Cyperus amnicola Kth A: compacta Lam » agritatus Roxb 5» elephantnus C. B. Clarke » wmmensus » wocladus Kunth » leptocladus » prasvmus EP rupestris =e tenaz Boeck] a teatiltis Thh bP) b Ip 9 ” Irideae Inliaceae Leguminosae Compositae ” Irideae Orchideae Amaryllideae Leguminosae Logamaceae Inliaceae Oy peraceae 9 9 ae ”” Halorageae Leguminosae OCyperaceae b) Gentianeae Oompositae Cyperaceae Commelinaceae ” Compositae Cyperaceae Crassulaceae ” Leguminosae Cucurbitaceae Asclepiadeae 3) Cyperaceae Cyperus Teneriffae Poir x usitatus Burch Ms uniloides R. Br Cyphia sylvatica HE. & Z. Oyrtanthus luteus Baker Diascia cordata N. E. B. 5 purpurea ,, Moscorea crinita Hk Diodes eee 7) Baker Disperis Tysoni Bolus a Macowant ,, Echinospermum capense D. C. Erica alopecurus Harv Hriocaulon africanum Hochst i Dregeanum Hucomis bicolor Baker » humls ,, » nana 1. OUR Hulophia deflexra Rolfe 3 capensis Bolus Huryops pedunculatus N. H. B. Felicia linearis Fimbrista ylis obtusifolia Kth 99 9 Ficinia cinnamomea C. B. Clarke Fuirena chlorocarpa Ridl a cerulescens Steud B, hirta Vahl 5 microlepis Kth Geraniun pulchrum N. E. B. Gerbera parva Gladiolus Cooperi Biicer | i gracilis Jacq. - Gueinzit Kaze ss wvolutus Delaroche Leichtlini Baker i natalensis Reinw . orchidiflorus Andrews 4 sericeo-villosus Hook spicatus Klatt Gomphocarpus concinnus Schltr 5 pachygiossus 4, Gymnopentzia pilifera N. EH. B. Habenaria Gerrardi Rehb f Hemanthus albiflos Jacq maynificus Herb Helichrysum album N. HE. B. ss confertum ,, Cy peraceaeé 5) : b}5) Campanulaeeae Amaryllideae Scrophularineae 99 Dioscoraceae Tiliaceae Orchideae 99 Boragineae Hricaceae EHriocauleae fe | 99 Liliaceae i) 9 99 Orchideae 99 Compositae 99 Cy peraceae rp) 99 Geraniaceae Compositae Trideae 99 99 9) 99 99 Asclepradeae 9) Composvriae Orchideae Amaryllideae 9) Compositae 9? Helichrysum fuloum N. E. B. Mundtiu Harv setosum HA hibiscus hastaefolius KE. M. Homeria miniata Sweet 9) Indigofera seticulosa Harv var luxurians Juncus lomatophyllus Spreng Kedrostis longepedunculata Cogn Kmiphofia Evansit N. H. B. surmentosa Kth Kyllinga erecta Schumach - Lehmanni Nees » pauciflora Ridl Lasiochloa alopecuroides Hack Launea bellidifolia Cass Lemna gibba L. » - minor li. Inpocarpha pulcherrima Rid Inthospermum officinale L. Ludwigia palustris L. Lyperia grandiflora N.W.B. Lysimachia brachypetala Schltr Macowamia sp. Mahernia betonicaelfolia BE. & Z. Manulea crassifolia Bth Mariscus Bolusit C. B. Clarke o Cooper ~. 4 Dregeanus Kth 3 elatior Boeckl 3 Grantit C. B. Clarke i Gueinzit Me . luzuliformis _,, RS macer Kth i macrocarpus ,, * Owani C. B. Clarke i‘ radiatus Hochst Mss es Rehmannianus C. B. Clarke umbellatus Vahl Melica caffrorum Schrad Melothria membranifolia Cogn » parvifolia a Mentha sylvestris L. Mimusops dispar N. Hi. B. ac marginata ,, He oleifolia _,, Momordica balsamina L. Monadenia brevicornis Ldl Myosotis graminitolia A.D.C. OCompositae oP) 99 Malvaceae Trideae Leguminosae J uncaceae OCucurbitaceae Liliaceae 99 Cyperaceae 9) 99 Gramineae Compositae Lemnaceae 99 Cyperaceae DBoraginewe Onagrarieae Scrophularineae Primulaceae Compositae Sterculiaceae Scrophularineae Cyperaceae 99 Gramineae Cucurbitaceae 99 Labiatae Sapotaceae 9 ” OCucurbitaceae Orchideae Boragineae 10 Mystacidium longicornu Nob Nemesia albiflora N. E. B. Nesaea sagittifolia Koehne Nestlera virgata N.E.B. Ormithogalum diphyllum Baker Panicum chusqueotdes Hack » debile Desf 5, dtversenerve Nees » filiculme Hack » laetum Kth » parvulum ,, » phaeocarpum Hack ternatum Hochst var Paspalum longiflorum Retz Pavetta disarticulata N. EK. B. Pelargonium alchemilloides var ranuncultfolia Harv = dispar N.H.B. a ranunculophyllum Baker Pentarrhinum coriaceum Schltr Peperomia reflexa Dietr Pergularia africana N. EK. B. Polycarpon tetraphyllum UL. Polygala neglecta Macowan a productu N. E. B. Printaa laxa Pterygodium hastatum ‘Bolus Rthynchospora cyperoides Mart _ glauca Vahl ay spectabilis Krauss Romulea rosea Eckl var Rottboellia compressa Lf Royena lucida L. Rumex nepalensis Spr » sagtttatus L. Salvia scabra Thb var Scabiosa africana L. Schoenoxiphium Buchanani C. B. Clarke rufum Nees Schmidelia decipiens Arn Schizoglossum ciliatwm Schltr a eltngue By, ” flavum ” “5 robustum _,, Scirpus cernuus Vahl », hystrw Thb » macer Boeckl » marttumus L. Orchideae Scrophularineae Lythrarieae Compositae Liliaceae Gramineae b] Rubiaceae Geraniaceae 9) Ascleviadede Puperaceae Asclepiadeae Cary ophylleae Polygaleae 99 Compositae Orchideae Oy peraceae 99 99 Irideae Gramineae Ebenaceae Polygoneae 99 Labiatae Dipsaceae Cyperaceae 99 Sapindaceae Asclepiadeae 99 99 99 Cyperaceae i Scleria catophylla C. B. Clarke Cyperaceae , natalensis Boekl ” » Wooduw C. B. Clarke " Sebaea acutiloba Schinz Gentianeae » Beans N. K. B: y » filiformis Schinz i Senecio Huansii. N. K. B. Compositue Solanum vuplo-sinuatum Klotsch Solanaceae » Lhruppiu Wright si Sonchus Ecklonianus D.C. Compositae Sphueralcea pannosa Bolus Malvaceae Sporobolus natalensis Nob Gramuneae Streptocarpus pusillus Harv Gesneraceae Tacazzia Kirku N. EK. B Asclepiadeae Tetraria Bolusw C. B. Clarke Cyperaceae Thespesia Rehmanna Sayzy Malvaceae Tricholaena Dregeana Nob Gramineae Trichopteryx simplex Bth 49 Triglochin striatum Ruiz & Pav Naiadaceae Urelytrum squarroswm Hack Gramineae Valeriana capensis T'hb van lanceolata Dipsaceae Vernonia podocoma Sch Bip Compositae Wahlenbergia pintfolia N. BH. B. Campanulaceae Xerophyta clavata Baker Amary llideae “ miniata ,, we - retinervis ,, o Xyris natalensis Nillson Xyrideae 5» umbilonis ‘a x Zanichellia palustris L. Naradaceae Zostera minor Nolte a When preparing the list of Natal plants which was published in 1894, I included many of which I had the generic names only, distinguishing them by adding the collectors names, and in most cases his Herbarium No. Since then some of these plants have been named and described, while others have been identified with already described species, and in several cases the plant has been found to have been incorrectly named, and has therefore been removed to the genus to which it more properly belongs, Itherefore gtve below a list of these corrections, and will continue it in future reports if it should be found to be necessary. Barleria, J. M. W., 803 is B. mncronata, Lindall Belmontia ns 133 is B. natalensis, Schinz Buddleia EF is B. pulchella, N. EH. B. 12 1190 1353 Ks , a. 4038 Cathastrum capense, Turcez Cynorchis, (J. Sanderson) Cyperus, J. M. W., 4004 4098 x 4093 ,» Buchanan, 113 Disa delphinioides. Harv Kuryops, J. M. W. 3601 Ficinia 2 1939 Fuirena glabra, Hekl Helichrysum, J. M. W., 4533 Indigofera 1602 Ipomeea a! 3460 Kyllinga aurata, Nees Matricaria, J. M. W., 3046 Microrhynchus Dregeanus,D.C. Mimusops, J. M. W., 1661 Papaver gariepense, Burch Pentopetia, J. M. W., 3634 Carex 9) 99 99 99 ” 99 99 Rhynchospora __,, 1596 Scirpus ‘3 1352 be 4 1575 %» 1963 Seleria “3 3944 Sclago a 3845 Streptocarpus, G. H., 3438 Vaitised). M. W. 3093 Zeuxine, R. Schltr is C. spicato-paniculata, Boeck is C. Dregeana, Kth is C. phacota, Spr is Pleurostylia capensis, Oliv is C. compacta, Rehb f is Mariscus Owani, UC. B. Clarke. 1s Guienzii is C. immensus is C. elephantinus is D. aconitoides, Sond is H. longepedunculatus, N.H.B. is F, cinnamomea, C. B. Clarke. is F. microlepis, Kth is H. fulvum, N. EH. B. is 1. seticulosa, Harv var is I. pellita, Haller. is K. erecta, Scnumach is M. zuurbergensis, Oliv is Launea bellidifolia, Cass is M. marginata, N. H. B. is P. horridum, D. C. is P. natalensis, Schltr is R. glauca, Vahl is Bulbostylis collina, Clarke 18 ; Kirkii is S. macer, Boeckl is S. Woodii, C. B. Clarke is S. densiflora, Rolfe is S. Wendlandi, ,, is Cissus cussonioides, Schinz is Z. cochlearis, Schltr C. ”» It was my intention to have continued in this report the list of native names and uses of our indigenous plants, but information of this kind is obtained but very slowly, and I therefore defer it to a future should feel very grateful for report, and I may say that I information on this subject. from those who from their knowledge of the natives and their language are able to supply it. J. MEDLEY WOOD. |